What color is #008172?

#008172 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008172?

The RGB value is 0, 129, 114: 0 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008172?

The complementary color is #81000F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008172 color

#008172 rgb(0, 129, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008172 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 50.6% green and 44.7% blue (0, 129, 114).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#008172 color codes

HEX	`#008172`
RGB	`rgb(0, 129, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 50.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.15, -33.7, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.15, 33.7, 180.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.886, 16.914, 18.607)`
Decimal	`33138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008172, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #008172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#008172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #008172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008172; }
.text { color: #008172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 129 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008172, #005081); }

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Questions

What color is #008172?: #008172 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008172?: The RGB value is 0, 129, 114: 0 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008172?: The complementary color is #81000F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.